Arthur MacDonald Pearson

Arthur MacDonald "Art" Pearson (February 20, 1938 – December 8, 2020) was a Canadian political figure. He served as the commissioner of Yukon from 1976 to 1978.

Commissioner Arthur MacDonald Pearson
Commissioner of Yukon
In office July 1, 1976 – November 1, 1978
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	James Smith
Succeeded by	Frank Fingland
Personal details
Born	(1938-02-20)February 20, 1938 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Died	December 8, 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 82)
Spouse	Sandra Mooney ​ (m. 1959)​
Profession	biologist

He was born in Brandon, Manitoba and was educated there, at the University of British Columbia and the University of Helsinki. In 1959, Pearson married Sandra Mooney. He was a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service from 1962 to 1975, during that time he researched the activities of grizzly bears.^[1] Pearson lived in Whitehorse.

He resigned as commissioner in 1978 after pleading guilty to charges related to improper mining claim transfers.^[2][3] Pearson died peacefully after a long battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on December 8, 2020, at the age of 82.^[4]